Des représentants des peuples des forêts, peuples autochtones et communautés locales de tous les continents se sont retrouvés à Palangka Raya en Indonésie pour faire le point des menaces pesant sur leur environnement.
Odebrecht notified by the Brazilian Public ministry of allegations of slave labour conditions at its 32,000 ha Biocom sugarcane operation.
Last week representatives of communities, indigenous peoples and NGOs met in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia to discuss deforestation and the rights of forest peoples.
Workers at the Bomi plantation, who requested anonymity, said the blaze was started by suspected arsonists and had blazed for about two weeks before being brought under control.
"Que se declaren nulas las compras masivas de tierras que han hecho las empresas que han violado la ley 160 de 1994, al adquirir más de las UAF autorizadas en dicha norma".
PepsciCo a cédé à la pression des consommateurs et d’Oxfam et s’engage à mener une politique d’achat durable pour l’huile de palme, le soja et la canne à sucre afin de combattre l’accaparement de terres.
Amatheon has already invested €30m in farming projects in Zambia and Uganda, and plans to spend an additional €350m in the coming two years in other African countries, such as Ghana and Mozambique.
PepsiCo enacting policy that will have zero tolerance for land grabs by agricultural suppliers.
Governor of Edo State announces allocation of another 20,000 ha of land to SOCFIN's Okomu Oil Palm Plc and 50,000 hectares of land to Dangote Group for rice production.
China has plans to lease about 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in Crimea, says Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
En América Latina las grandes empresas controlan el fenómeno del acaparamiento de terrenos cultivables ricos en oro azul.
L’Ong Actionaid mène une campagne autour du slogan «Touche pas à ma terre» qu’elle compte répéter à «toutes les autorités, aux ambassades, aux agro business, aux entreprises étrangères, qui viennent au Sénégal».